Shadows of St. Clair 0

[21:12]	[GM]Moltar	[Victoria Peak gives a true panorama of Hong Kong, buildings jutting abruptly out of the matted green slopes, the glass-walled skyscrapers of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island only barely allowing a view to the New Territories beyond.
[21:12]	[GM]Moltar	The bright orange of the almost artistic skyline fades to burnt orange over time and later to dimmer colors as the colored artificial lights and sky-sweeping lasers take over from the slowly disappearing sun, seeming to set ever slower day by day...]
[21:33]	[GM]Moltar	[Everywhere they light, however, the city shows little sign of truly resting. Unoservably reflected in the panels of the buildings below, the Peak Galleria and its adjacent establishments continue to thrive albeit rather quietly. In here, there are three individuals of particular interest, who claim themselves philosophers but are more poem than poet.]
[21:36]	Friday	is sitting in a chair with her knees up against her chest at a table with 2 other girls her own age, her feet resting on the edge of the chair rather than on the floor where they belong. She looks quite unkept and her eyes and hair have the look of someone who hasn't slept for quite a few days. She's currently occupying herself by drumming a beat on the table with some silverware.
[21:40]	Wednesday	is in that very same table, sitting comfortably, but with manner. She wears a long coat that covers most of her body. However, a glimpse of metallic... glove? can be seen at her right hand. She's looking at her company, her intention unknown.
[21:41]	Friday	continues going tap tap tappity taptap tappity tap tap
[21:42]	Wednesday	tries to suppress her annoyance.
[21:46]	[Atai]Saturday	is eating a caesar salad that she bought in the food court with every sign of enjoyment. But then again, she enjoys everything she does, so that's no real help at all.
[21:47]	[Atai]Saturday	...Or at least, appears to.
[21:47]	Wednesday	*AHEM*
[21:48]	Wednesday	hopes that this will stop the constant tappity tap.
[21:48]	Friday	...?
[21:48]	Friday	has her concentration broken and looks up.
[21:49]	Friday	...huh? What's up? Something going on?
[21:49]	Wednesday	Nothing. Something stuck in my neck.
[21:49]	Wednesday	It is cleared.
[21:51]	Wednesday	shifts, sitting cross-legged now.
[21:51]	Friday	Hey Wendy, what time is that bus we're supposed to catch?
[21:51]	Friday	is staring at a clock on the wall.
[21:51]	Wednesday	.....Wendy?
[21:51]	Wednesday	cocks her eyebrow
[21:53]	Wednesday	ahems. Can't really get used to this nick
[21:54]	Wednesday	I suppose it should be soon. I am not informed of the exact time.
[21:56]	[Atai]Saturday	is still eating. She's not a messy eater, but she's certainly an enthusiastic one.
[21:56]	Friday	pulls her headset out of her pocket and plugs it into the media outlet in the table, hoping to find some music.
[21:57]	Wednesday	sighs as she looks at the sunset. All this waiting is... not very productive.
[21:57]	[Atai]Saturday	one-two-three spears the last two pieces of lettuce and chicken together, and pops it into her mouth.
[21:58]	[Atai]Saturday	finishes eating, at last, and sighs happily.
[21:59]	Friday	is happy when a song starts playing that she actually likes.
[22:04]	[Atai]Saturday	tosses the plastic tray, cover, and fork into a nearby trash receptacle, then leans back.
[22:07]	Friday	H-hey!
[22:08]	Friday	scrambles up from her seat in a hurry, forgetting about her headset and momentarily getting pulled back when she reaches the end of her leash, then removes it and hurries over to the bin and pulls out the tray.
[22:08]	Friday	I can use this!
[22:08]	Friday	takes the tray back to her seat and resumes listening to her music.
[22:09]	[GM]Moltar	[The sun has gone down completely, and a look at the time would show that the penultimate bus for the night down from the peak is on its way out.]
[22:09]	Wednesday	....
[22:09]	Wednesday	ignores Friday's antics for the time being.
[22:09]	Wednesday	...It's time. Let us leave.
[22:10]	Friday	-!
[22:10]	Friday	sees Wendy getting ready to leave and she does so as well, grabbing her new tray and gathering up her headset and shoving it in her pocket.
[22:12]	[Atai]Saturday	doesn't seem too bothered by the tray-recovery, and simply follows the others, humming an upbeat tone to herself.
[22:13]	Friday	scrambles up in a hurry and all but bounds onto the bus, quickly finding an empty seat so she can lay on her back and relax as she is often wont to do whilst riding the bus.
[22:15]	[Atai]Saturday	sits near the front, in the wider, larger seats prioritized for handicapped/old people.
[22:16]	Wednesday	sits at the far, less populated end of the car.
[22:20]	[Atai]Saturday	checks her phone for the time.
[22:21]	Friday	plugs into the media outlet on the bus for more music.
[22:21]	Wednesday	...you really like music, don't you?
[22:24]	Friday	can't hear Wendy from across the bus, with her headset on.
[22:26]	Wednesday	realize that after she fail to get a reply. She just sigh and sit down, immediately getting drowsy. It's a bad habit of hers.
[22:28]	[GM]Moltar	[The bus approaches its first stop at the foot of the peak, gradually slowing down.]
[22:28]	Wednesday	is nodding off.
[22:31]	Friday	starts to get twitchy, having spent a few hours in the cafe, and now on the bus, so she first looks around to make sure no one's watching, then reaches into her backpack and pulls out a baggie full of pills. She retrieves 3 of them, pops them in her mouth quickly, then takes a sip from a water bottle as she drops them back into the bag.
[22:38]	Friday	closes her eyes to spare the fellow passengers the joy of seeing her eyeballs twitching about uncontrollably.
[22:39]	[Atai]Saturday	wouldn't be bothered even if she did see. There are a lot of things that don't bother her, come to that.
[22:39]	Wednesday	already went ahead of the game. she's sleeping soundly.
[22:39]	[GM]Moltar	[A few stops later, you're dropped off in the middle of Aberdeen. The low-budget lighted signs adorn the walls of the buildings all around you advertising all kinds of small shops and businesses, with massive numbers of pedestrians walking the narrow streets and alleys. A few blocks over is the trademark night market, stretching over a street for blocks and blocks.]
[22:40]	Friday	is recovered from her trip by the time they arrive and she's first one off the bus.
[22:40]	[Atai]Saturday	gets off after Friday.
[22:40]	Wednesday	wake up five minutes prior. She follows Saturday, getting off last.
[22:42]	Friday	Hey guys, we gotta stop somewhere real quick, can we go real quick, it'll just take a few minutes and stuff, you know!
[22:43]	Friday	points down a road that looks like 7 kinds of trouble.
[22:43]	Wednesday	Tell me the cause.
[22:43]	Friday	I need to pick up... stuff...
[22:44]	Friday	scratches her head.
[22:44]	[Atai]Saturday	Why, certainly~
[22:44]	Wednesday	squints.
[22:44]	[Atai]Saturday	Lead the way!
[22:44]	Wednesday	...oh.
[22:44]	Wednesday	If it must be done.
[22:44]	Wednesday	follows the lead.
[22:44]	Friday	leads the way, as ordered.
[22:47]	Friday	eventually reaches a building with a red door and one of those sliding viewslots.
[22:48]	Friday	knocks by facing away from the door and kicking the flat of her foot backwards against it.
[22:51]	[Atai]Saturday	just waits with Wednesday, a few feet away.
[22:51]	Wednesday	take notice of everything, observing, memorizing.....
[22:51]	[GM]Moltar	[The alley is dark and not much can be seen in this light; the light from the adjoining street allows you to see into it well enough. Opposite the red door is a small tailor's outfit with some shirts on display that change their image every so often, and on the corner is a seafood restaurant with its tanks of crabs proudly on display in the windows. Every so often, one disappears through a tube.]
[22:57]	[GM]Moltar	[The viewslot slides open behind Friday, although whoever is behind it says nothing for the moment.]
[22:57]	Friday	turns around.
[22:57]	Friday	Heeeey! Hey! Hello!
[22:58]	Friday	sees the guy's eyes in the viewslot and waves. He should recognize her as a regular customer.
[22:58]	[GM]Moltar	Guy: You, eh?
[23:00]	Friday	nods quickly. Of particular note is the fact that she's not blinking. At all.
[23:02]	[GM]Moltar	[The man works what sounds like a simple electronic lock and opens the door inwards, standing in the frame. He's large enough to occupy most of it, wearing simple blue pants and a short-sleeved white shirt, and just after opening he casually fits a pistol from his right hand into the back of his waistband and covers it up with his shirt.]
[23:02]	[GM]Moltar	Guy: What'll it be today?
[23:04]	Friday	Quarter of uppers, a Half x, and a quarter grass.
[23:04]	Friday	keeps her voice down, knowing the drill.
[23:05]	[GM]Moltar	[He shakes his head.]
[23:05]	[GM]Moltar	Guy: No grass today. Something else?
[23:06]	Friday	N-no grass...
[23:06]	Friday	looks crestfallen, then facepalms and shakes it off.
[23:07]	Friday	Umm... quarter shrooms then...
[23:07]	[GM]Moltar	[He nods and then turns to the rest.]
[23:07]	[GM]Moltar	Guy: You?
[23:08]	[Atai]Saturday	Oh my, no. But thank you.
[23:09]	[Atai]Saturday	flashes him a smile.
[23:09]	Wednesday	I'm only here as her company. I am not interested.
[23:13]	[GM]Moltar	[He looks suspicious for a moment, then grunts and turns back, shutting the door behind him and locking it. It opens again a moment later to reveal the same man with a bundle wrapped in plastic and what looks like a bottle of pills, although there's one more behind him who seems to be carrying some sort of longarm. The man from earlier stretches his hand out towards Friday.]
[23:15]	Friday	reaches into her pocket and pulls out a handful of crumpled bank notes. Something in the back of your mind tells you that it's the exact amount of money necessary to carry out this exact transaction.
[23:15]	Friday	hands the wad to the man.
[23:18]	[GM]Moltar	[He gives it a quick look and then hands Friday the bundle and the bottle, sending the other back inside. He draws his pistol again and gestures with it for a moment while speaking.]
[23:19]	Friday	quickly stashes the drugs deep in her bag.
[23:19]	[Atai]Saturday	shifts slightly, adjusting her stance.
[23:20]	[GM]Moltar	Guy: See your back. Actually, if they're not buying, it's better for them not to be here, hm? Bye.
[23:20]	[GM]Moltar	[He closes the door and shuts the viewslot; you can hear the lock engage a second afterward.]
[23:21]	Friday	turns around to the others.
[23:21]	Friday	Ok, we're done!
[23:21]	Wednesday	...not a friendly type.
[23:26]	Friday	starts to lead the way back to the main street
[23:30]	Wednesday	Who is he, and which group he affilates to?
[23:30]	Wednesday	asks Friday.
[23:30]	Friday	shrugs and makes an 'I dunno' noise.
[23:30]	[GM]Moltar	[The Stanley Market, which is a few blocks away, makes a hell of a lot of noise. Most of the people around you seem to be either going or coming from there.]
[23:31]	Wednesday	doesn't really expect much, so no biggie.
[23:39]	Friday	wonders what the racket is about, but for now is much more intent on getting home and doing drugs.
[23:41]	Wednesday	looks at her wristwatch.
[23:41]	Wednesday	We have an appointment at nine in the morning.
[23:41]	Wednesday	For now, we have no pending mission. I suggest we should split up and do a recon at our own agenda.
[23:42]	Wednesday	looks at Friday. She knows all too well what agenda Friday has.
[23:42]	[Atai]Saturday	absentmindedly smacks away a street urchin trying to pick her pocket. She's still in a good mood, so she does so with only enough force to sprain his wrist.
[23:43]	Wednesday	Meet up at five. Rally point will be send to your secure-line cellphone.
[23:43]	Wednesday	notice the whacking, but pay it no mind.
[23:43]	Wednesday	That is all. Let's disperse.
[23:43]	[GM]Moltar	[The same street urchin, a few moments later, sneaks behind Friday as quietly as he can and tries to pick hers with the other hand.]
[23:44]	Friday	has nothing in her pocket to steal. She spent the last of her money on the drugs.
[23:45]	[Atai]Saturday	backhands the kid across the face this time.
[23:46]	[Atai]Saturday	No means no, dear~
[23:47]	Wednesday	You should be a military trainer---
[23:47]	[GM]Moltar	[After getting knocked onto the ground, he quickly gets up and runs off somewhere.]
[23:47]	Wednesday	No, wait. I assume you used to.
[23:48]	Wednesday	Anyway, you read?
[23:48]	[Atai]Saturday	Oh, goodness no.
[23:48]	[Atai]Saturday	sighs.
[23:49]	[Atai]Saturday	I'm afraid I lack the leadership skills.
[23:50]	[Atai]Saturday	puts a hand to her cheek, and looks mildly disappointed for a moment before springing back to cheerfulness.
[23:50]	[Atai]Saturday	I am~
[23:50]	[Atai]Saturday	Where are we off to?
[23:50]	Wednesday	I assume you are all informed, so I didn't tell you.
[23:52]	Wednesday	It's the usual place. Mandarin Oriental, Central areal. Nine o'clock.
[23:52]	Wednesday	But we will meet up prior to that, and go there together.
[23:53]	Wednesday	Got it?
[23:53]	Friday	Ok!
[23:54]	Wednesday	turns to Saturday.
[23:54]	Wednesday	...
[00:01]	[Atai]Saturday	Of course.
[00:01]	Wednesday	Good.
[00:01]	Wednesday	Disperse.
[00:02]	[Atai]Saturday	Good night~
[00:02]	Wednesday	just leave. She call a cab as soon as one arrives, and leave the place. Probably heading to her habitat.
[00:04]	[Atai]Saturday	catches the next one, and returns to her own apartment. It's not at all flat, dammit.
[00:05]	Friday	walks the short distance to her own place and after consuming a sizable amount of mind-altering substances, brings one of her multi-day benders to an end.